Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Sclerogibbidae

Sclerogibba algerica Benoit**

Sclerogibba algerica Benoit, 1963: 84.

Material examined.

New records. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Sangha-Mbaéré Prefecture: Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Mabéa Bai, 21.4 km 53°NE Bayanga, 3°02.01'N, 16°24.57'E, 510 m, 1-7.V.2001, YPT, lowland rainforest, marsh clearing, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ (SAMC). MALI: Koulikoro Region: Katibougou, 2008, Malaise trap, D. Sommaggio leg., 1♂ (MOLC).

Hosts.

Embiidina (Olmi 2005a): in Algeria: Embia lesnei Ross; in Tunisia: Embia ramburi (Rimsky-Korsakow). No hosts are known in the Afrotropical region.

Distribution.

Recorded from Algeria and Tunisia (Olmi 2005a). Newly recorded from the Afrotropical region (Central African Republic and Mali).